* Production at Metallurgical Corp of China's (MCC) Ramu nickel-cobalt project in Papua New Guinea dropped in 2019 from the prior year due to a plant shutdown last October, a company spokesman ...

Papua New Guinean authorities shut down a Chinese-owned nickel processing plant for breaching safety and mining laws, after a spill that saw tens of thousands of litres of toxic slurry leak into a ...

PNG labour officials have accused MCC of not providing safety gear, overtime pay and forcing employees to use substandard toilets and washing amenities. "Labour laws of this country must be respected.

Nickel plant has harmed fish species and reef PNG Prime Minister James Marape has vowed since he came into power in May to reap more benefits for the impoverished nation from its huge oil, gas and ...

PNG's mining industry breathed a sigh of relief yesterday when the country's National Court lifted an injunction on the $1.6bn Ramu Nickel project. The commissioning of the mine, the first to be ...

An investigation has been launched after the Chinese-owned Ramu Nickel plant claimed 48 Papua New Guinea workers had already been immunised against the deadly virus.

Mr Anderson's comments come as the Chinese-owned Ramu nickel project prepares to go into full production next month. He said it was a "big step forward" that will widen the country's production base.

The wrangling over the $1.5 billion Ramu nickel and cobalt mine that over its life will dump 100 million tonnes of waste 400m offshore comes as the new PNG’s government moves to quell concerns ...

A court in Papua New Guinea has cleared the way for a start-up of the majority Chinese-owned Ramu nickel and cobalt project, which has faced 18 months of delays.

The $2.1 billion mine, forecast to produce 22,000 tonnes of nickel in 2014, is operated by Ramu NiCo, which is majority owned and run by Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd (MCC).